Category: Science

The eclipse has begun! Today (Aug. 12), the new moon swoops in front of the sun, casting its dark shadow across a stretch of Earth

A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.

At the quantum scale, tiny particles behave in bizarre ways. One reason for this is the uncertainty principle, which says that the more you know

The first photos from today’s total solar eclipse are here, and they’re spectacular. Captured Wednesday (Aug. 12) by NASA scientists during a special eclipse livestream

Octopuses are known to smack fish when they get too close. But while it might seem unsporting for an animal with eight arms to start

Despite historical portrayals, the dodo was a relatively intelligent bird that might have spent much of its life in the dark, new research suggests. Dodos

Estrogen-only menopause therapy in older women was linked to less Alzheimer’s brain pathology at autopsy but may not prevent the disease.

A 26-kilogram plastic garment, flown on a model human torso on the uncrewed Artemis I mission, may one day protect astronauts from solar storms.

Researchers have developed a tent that harvests energy from its own motion ‪—‬ a process that could one day power small devices in shelters, disaster

The patient: An 82-year-old woman in Bologna, Italy The symptoms: The woman was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain that had worsened over the

The largest 2D map of the universe just dropped, and it’s a stunner. Compiled from more than a decade of observations, the new map charts

Genetic screening that identifies cancer-linked mutations in newborns could give doctors a head start on treatment, but it comes with risks.

Tens of thousands of years ago, Neanderthals mated with modern humans and passed along a gene variant that enables us to pack on more muscle

Scientists have developed a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) chip that mimics the human brain’s aptitude for instinctive motor responses. Modeled after the cerebellum